Mahabharata · 7.56.14–15
॥
Devanāgarī
धर्मपुत्रः कथं राजा भविष्यति मृते ऽर्जुने ॥
तस्मिन् हि विजयः कृत्स्नः पाण्डवेन समाहितः ॥
यदि नः सुकृतं किं चिद् यदि दत्तं हुतं यदि ॥
फलेन तस्य सर्वस्य सव्यसाची जयत्व् अरीन् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dharmaputraḥ kathaṃ rājā bhaviṣyati mṛte 'rjune ||
tasmin hi vijayaḥ kṛtsnaḥ pāṇḍavena samāhitaḥ ||
yadi naḥ sukṛtaṃ kiṃ cid yadi dattaṃ hutaṃ yadi ||
phalena tasya sarvasya savyasācī jayatv arīn ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
धर्मपुत्रः कथम् राजाdharmaputraḥ katham rājāhow will Dharmaputra [Yudhishthira] as king; how will Dharmaputra as king
भविष्यति मृते अर्जुनेbhaviṣyati mṛte arjunebecome, if Arjuna dies; become, should Arjuna die
तस्मिन् हि विजयः कृत्स्नःtasmin hi vijayaḥ kṛtsnaḥfor in him lies all the victory; for in him lies all the victory
पाण्डवेन समाहितःpāṇḍavena samāhitaḥplaced [upon him] by the Pandava; concentrated on the Pandava
यदि नः सुकृतम् किं चित्yadi naḥ sukṛtam kiṃ citif we have any merit; if we have some merit
यदि दत्तम् हुतम् यदिyadi dattam hutam yadiif [we] have given, [if we] have poured [as offering]; if we have given gifts, made offerings
फलेन तस्य सर्वस्यphalena tasya sarvasyaby the fruit of all that; by the fruit of all that
सव्यसाची जयतु अरीन्savyasācī jayatu arīnmay Savyasachin conquer the enemies; may Savyasachin conquer the enemies
Translation
"How will Dharmaputra become king, if Arjuna dies? For upon him all the victory of the Pandavas is concentrated. If we have any merit, if we have given gifts and poured offerings — by the fruit of all that, may Savyasachin conquer the enemies!"
Version
003e876ebc96 · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:36:52 PM UTC
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The anxiety turns into prayer: "yadi naḥ sukṛtaṃ kiṃ cit... phalena... savyasācī jayatu arīn" — let the fruit of all our merit, gifts, and offerings go toward Arjuna's victory. This self-sacrifice of love is telling: those close to him are ready to give up their accumulated piety for his sake. And it is stated plainly: "tasmin hi vijayaḥ kṛtsnaḥ," "in him lies all the victory" — everything rests on Arjuna. The verse teaches the highest measure of love — giving another the fruits of one's own merit; prayer for the beloved, ready to sacrifice one's own spiritual wealth, is true participation in his fate.